LeBron James hurdled John Lucas for a dunk last season, and we saw the replay every 10 minutes. It’s a product of this highlight-reel era we live in.

It’s the very mentality that makes you wonder how this Bill Russell layup, a free-throw line take-off from his college days at San Francisco, remained unearthed for so long (via EyeonBasketball).

This is a move that should be included among the great moments in college basketball, or at least showed as one of Russell’s most impressive individual feats, placed aside from the NCAA title and long list of championships and MVPs he would go on to win as a pro with the Boston Celtics.

Basketball legend says the game was largely played below the rim before Russell and Wilt Chamberlain came along. Here's an example to show that first glimpse of rare athleticism and leaping ability could match that of today's stars.